The Deer Lakes School District is a small, suburban,

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near

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which covers East Deer, Frazer, and West Deer townships in

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. Deer Lakes School District encompasses approximately 41 square miles. According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 14,211 people. In 2009, the district residents'

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was $19,918, while the

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was $50,671.American Fact Finder, US Census Bureau, 2009 The district operates four schools: Curtisville Primary Center (K-2nd), East Union Intermediate Center (3rd-5th), Deer Lakes Middle School (6th–8th) and Deer Lakes High School (9th–12th). The district also operates a

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program.

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{{Reflist School districts in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Education in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area

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